Jugaad
Boy · ju-GAHD · Punjabi
Jugaad is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “from the beginning of the ages”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies).
What does Jugaad mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from the Japji Sahib: jug, age, + aad, beginning
“from the beginning of the ages”
From the opening of the Japji Sahib: 'Aad sach, jugaad sach', true in the beginning, true through the ages.
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Is Jugaad a girl's or a boy's name?
Jugaad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 16 boys in the UK.
How popular is Jugaad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Jugaad, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. 4 girls were also named Jugaad in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jugaad of any year since it first appeared, in 2016.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Jugaad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
Names like Jugaad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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